20-January-2012 (Friday) : Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
20-January-2012 (Friday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SARADESHANANDA-17
All kinds of devotees, good and bad, flocked to Mother. Mother would be pleased when she heard a successful son praised; she would exclaim with delight, “My son!” And when she heard any of her unworthy sons criticized, she would be sad. But her love for all her sons remained the same. Nor did she discriminate in the treatment meted out to them. This brings to mind an instance of Mother’s infinite love for a son hailing from Nabasan who had been initiated by her. This young man came of a good family, was well educated and meritorious as well. At one time he fell into bad ways and was guilty of a moral lapse. However, his devotion to Mother remained just as before and he continued to visit Mother regularly. Other devotees did not like this. They urged Mother to forbid him from coming to her. Though Mother strongly condemned his conduct, she refused to do as asked, saying, “Being his mother, I can’t utter the words ‘don’t come’.” So the young man’s visits continued, and Mother too received him as warmly as before. Gradually, however, remorse possessed his heart and the young man realized his mistake.
(REMINISCENCES OF Sri Sarada Devi by Monastics, Devotees, and others - Compiled and Edited in Bengali by SWAMI PURNATMANANDA - Translated by MALOTI SEN GUPTA : P 33)
